Peabody Energy
BTU Β· Coal & Consumable Fuels
$22.89
2.1%Helmerich & Payne
HP Β· Oil & Gas Drilling
$38.95
4.9%The short version
- Peabody Energy is the larger business, with $3.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.7B for Helmerich & Payne.
- Helmerich & Payne grew revenue faster (35.9%, against β8.9%).
- Helmerich & Payne kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (0.1% operating margin, against β2.1% operating margin).
- Helmerich & Payne turned more of its sales into free cash flow (3.1% FCF margin, against β2.0% FCF margin).
- Helmerich & Payne earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (0.1%, against β1.9%).
| Latest fiscal year | BTU Β· FY25 | HP Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.8B | $3.9B |
| Revenue | $3.9B | $3.7B |
| Free cash flow | β$77.7M | $117M |
| Net income | β$42.5M | β$164M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | β8.9% | 35.9% |
| 5-year growth | 6.0% | 16.1% |
| Share count change | β14.2% | 0.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | β2.1% | 0.1% |
| Net margin | β1.1% | β4.4% |
| FCF margin | β2.0% | 3.1% |
| Return on capital | β1.9% | 0.1% |
| Return on equity | β1.2% | β5.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β$239M | $1.8B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.8x | 2.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $36.5M | $101M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
FY16
BTU $4.7B
HP $1.6B
FY17
BTU β
HP $1.8B
FY18
BTU $5.6B
HP $2.5B
FY19
BTU $4.6B
HP $2.8B
FY20
BTU $2.9B
HP $1.8B
FY21
BTU $3.3B
HP $1.2B
FY22
BTU $5.0B
HP $2.1B
FY23
BTU $4.9B
HP $2.9B
FY24
BTU $4.2B
HP $2.8B
FY25
BTU $3.9B
HP $3.7B
BTU
HP
FY16
BTU β5.9%
HP β1.6%
FY17
BTU β
HP β9.4%
FY18
BTU 11.9%
HP 1.3%
FY19
BTU 1.3%
HP 0.7%
FY20
BTU β60.0%
HP β35.0%
FY21
BTU 13.0%
HP β35.2%
FY22
BTU 27.7%
HP 2.2%
FY23
BTU 21.7%
HP 19.8%
FY24
BTU 10.5%
HP 16.6%
FY25
BTU β2.1%
HP 0.1%
BTU
HP
FY16
BTU β$179M
HP $497M
FY17
BTU β
HP β$26.4M
FY18
BTU $1.2B
HP $91.3M
FY19
BTU $392M
HP $397M
FY20
BTU β$201M
HP $398M
FY21
BTU $237M
HP $54.3M
FY22
BTU $952M
HP β$17.0M
FY23
BTU $687M
HP $438M
FY24
BTU $205M
HP $190M
FY25
BTU β$77.7M
HP $117M
BTU
HP
FY16
BTU β7.2%
HP β0.5%
FY17
BTU β
HP β3.3%
FY18
BTU 20.1%
HP 0.8%
FY19
BTU 1.4%
HP 0.4%
FY20
BTU β53.9%
HP β13.4%
FY21
BTU 21.2%
HP β11.2%
FY22
BTU 63.9%
HP 0.8%
FY23
BTU 29.5%
HP 14.0%
FY24
BTU 11.1%
HP 9.2%
FY25
BTU β1.9%
HP 0.1%
BTU
HP
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